Jon Gomm... serious playing!! Not flamenco though...

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avimuno

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Jon Gomm... serious playing!! Not fl...

The beginning sounds like Juan Diego's Seguiriya! Crazy technique!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2011 17:06:36

xirdneH_imiJ

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RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to avimuno)

you're the third person in as many days to link this :D

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2011 17:08:29

rombsix

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RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to avimuno)

quote:

The beginning sounds like Juan Diego's Seguiriya! Crazy technique!

You are under arrest!

- The Flamenco Police

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=182936&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=183401&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2011 17:12:10

Elie

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RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to avimuno)

hahaahahahahaha Ramzi maaaaan lol
great job brother he deserves it

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2011 17:13:50

avimuno

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From: Paris, France

RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to avimuno)

quote:

You are under arrest!

- The Flamenco Police

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=182936&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=183401&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1

Damit!!! Hahahaha... obviously, I haven't been on the Foro too much lately...

And as the French would have us believe... "Jamais deux sans trois!"

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2011 17:28:14

avimuno

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RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to avimuno)

Btw... I wanna have a look at the tabs of this song... will make for interesting 'reading'!s

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2011 17:30:02

rombsix

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RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to avimuno)

Indeed, Avi. Salut!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2011 17:46:03

gaash

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RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to avimuno)

he makes you pay for hte tab.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2011 17:47:30

Rmn

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RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to avimuno)

really cool.
but this is not live, or live autotuned (you can hear the autotune clearly at 05:35)

I like his style. he does a citar at the end 05:56 marvelous

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2011 17:48:19

KMMI77

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From: The land down under

RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to rombsix)

quote:

You are under arrest!

- The Flamenco Police

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=182936&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=183401&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1

LOL. I think that's the first official arrest isn't it Ramzi?

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rombsix

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RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to KMMI77)

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LOL. I think that's the first official arrest isn't it Ramzi?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2011 22:03:27

Munin

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RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to avimuno)

Can't stand these open tuning, tapping and guitar slapping one trick ponies that hide their lack of ability to create more than 1 interesting composition with the novelty technique. And people are still impressed. Worst offender: Andy McKee.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 24 2011 5:17:06

ralexander

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RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to Munin)

Munin - that's a rather sweeping generalization, don't ya think? I've studied with Andy, and despite what you think he is no one trick pony. If you take the time to listen to his albums, there are lots of interesting and unique compositions that are very musical and well thought out. He does not rely on flashy techniques, but rather uses them occasionally to add texture to the composition - at least that's how I see it. You're entitled to your opinion, but I think you're missing out on a lot of great music. Just curious, which non-flamenco fingerstyle players interest you?

I know almost nothing about Jon Gomm, but I respect what he's doing. That's an awful lot of sound coming from one guy and his guitar!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 24 2011 12:23:28

Munin

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RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to avimuno)

Maybe I am generalizing a bit and it is a taste thing of course too, but sometimes I just think WTF is everyone getting so hyped about. Take that song that made McKee famous, Drifting - you really think it would still be getting 50 million views on YouTube without all the tapping and holding the guitar funny stuff?

Mind you, it's not bad, but all these (okay, let's say many) Candyrat artists (and related) just all sound the same after a while. DADGAD tuning and some slightly melancholic/bittersweet melodies, some percussive slapping and voila, seems like you got yourself a record deal.

My favourite traditional steel string guitarists are Tommy Emmanuel and Ed Gerhard, I guess. They both employ some of these techniques at times, but at least they don't build their entire career around them.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 24 2011 15:29:44

ralexander

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RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to Munin)

Oh sure, I agree about Drifting. But you know, it is a cool tune if you can look past the flashy percussive stuff. That having been said, it's probably my least favorite of his tunes. In the 5-6 years I've been a fan, I've probably listened to it as many times. The good thing about it is that he has gotten an amazing amount of exposure because of that video. He has been selling out shows all over (especially in Europe), and I think a lot of people probably come out to see him just because of his youtube exposure. Once they're in the door, he gets a chance to show what he can really do. I think that's great personally, because I know how tough is it for these guys to make a living. For some more melodic stuff by Andy, check out tunes like She, Dependant Arising, Nakagawa-san, Rylynn, For My Father, Shanghai etcetcetc. His baritone and harp guitar compositions are pretty great as well IMO.

In this genre, I think we're really lucky to have guys like Andy, Jon Gomm, Antoine Dufour etc pushing boundaries first explored by guys like Michael Hedges and Don Ross (my 2 personal favorites). When it comes to Tommy E, I respect his talent for sure - seems like the guy can play just about anything. But for some reason his music leaves me cold.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 25 2011 12:18:01

ralexander

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RE: Jon Gomm... serious playing!! No... (in reply to avimuno)

Something else I find interesting is that a lot of people tend to shut down when they hear someone start to tap a guitar, I find myself hearing the composition as a bigger creation with other instruments and lots of layers. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Have you checked out Antoine Dufour? IMO many of his tunes find just about the perfect balance of melody and rhythm: